Fossa vs Starry Clover

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Trifolium stellatum

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Starry Clover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Starry Clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Eupleridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Trifolium
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Trifolium stellatum

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Starry Clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Starry Clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starry Clover

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).